News Corp

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987 (whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company), together with UK publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded 1819), acquired in 1990.

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The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City. The Journal, along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online.

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The New York Post is a daily newspaper in New York City. The Post also operates the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, the entertainment site Decider.com, and co-produces the television show Page Six TV.

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News Corp. is diversified media and information services company, which engages in the business of creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services to consumers and businesses. It operates through the following segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The Digital Real Estate Services segment is involved in the operations of the REA Group. The Subscription Video Services segment provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers and other commercial licensees. The Dow Jones segment offers content and data through a variety of owned and off-platform media channels including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. The Book Publishing segment focuses on HarperCollins which publishes and distributes consumer books globally through print, digital, and audio formats. The News Media segment includes the operations of News Corp Australia, News UK, and the New York Post. The Other segment consists of corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs, and costs related to the newspaper matters. The company was founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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News Corp achieves record revenue and profit growth in Q1

News Corp's Q1 2025 earnings reflect robust revenue growth, profitability surge, and strategic focus on trusted journalism.
While facing challenges like the future of Foxtel and CFO transition, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on opportunities in digital expansion.
Overall, News Corp's performance in key segments and commitment to quality content signal a promising outlook for future growth and shareholder value.

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News Corp CEO Robert Thomson noted the company has “led the quest for compensation for content from the big digital platforms."

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News Corporation's (NWSA) first-quarter 2024 results reflect strength in physical book sales and improved returns in the Book Publishing segment.

News Corporation (NWSA) Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Rise Y/Y

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 9, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Florin - Senior Vice President and Head, IR Robert Thomson - Chief Executive Susan Panuccio - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Lucy Huang - UBS Alan Gould - Loop Capital Ted Karakostas - JPMorgan Entcho Raykovski - Evans & Partners Craig Huber - Huber Research Brian Han - Morningstar Darren Leung - Macquarie Operator Welcome to News Corp's First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

News Corporation (NWSA) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The headline numbers for News Corp. (NWSA) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

News Corp. (NWSA) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) stock fell 0.4% in extended trading Thursday despite beating Street expectations with its fiscal first-quarter results.  The media conglomerate posted revenue of $2.50 billion, just above Street estimates of $2.49 billion.

News Corp stock slides on fiscal 1Q results; CEO wants generative AI companies to pay up for content

Media conglomerate News Corp beat Wall Street targets for first-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday and said it was in advanced talks to strike deals on the use of its content for generative artificial intelligence(AI).

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News Corporation's (NWSA) first-quarter fiscal 2024 performance is likely to have benefited from the integration of OPIS and CMA despite weakness in the Book Publishing and Digital Real Estate segments.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corp will release its first quarter Fiscal 2024 results on Thursday, November 9, 2023. News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson and Chief Financial Officer Susan Panuccio will discuss the results via a live audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. EST (Sydney: Friday, November 10, at 9:00 a.m. AEDT). To listen to the webcast, please register using the following link: https://newscorp-q1fy2024-earnings-call.open-exchange.net/ A live audio webcast of the call and the archived we.

News Corp to Report Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Earnings

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News Corp should spin off $7bn digital real estate assets, says activist investor

Jeffrey Smith, CEO of activist firm Starboard Value, is making the case to separate News Corp.'s real estate assets from its news business.

Starboard CEO makes case for spinning off real estate assets from WSJ owner News Corp

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value's CEO Jeff Smith said on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is trading at a big discount to the value of its assets and should consider spinning off some of them.

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Shares of News Corp (NWSA) gained in early trading on Monday following reports activist investor Starboard Value has added to its stake in Rupert Murdoch's media company and is looking to make strategic and governance changes.

News Corp Shares Jump After Report Activist Investor Is Looking to Make Changes

Starboard Value has built a sizable stake in News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA). Shares of the mass media company are up 3.0% at writing.

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Rupert Murdoch's media empire News Corp (NASDAQ:NWS) has reportedly become the latest target of activist investor Starboard Value. Seeking to implement strategic and governance changes, Starboard has built a stake in News Corp since the summer, according to Reuters.

Activist investor eyes up News Corp as Murdoch resignation looms

Activist investor Starboard Value has built a stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, and intends to push for changes at the parent company of MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal, according to a report Sunday night.

Activist investor Starboard reportedly seeks changes at News Corp

Starboard believes the media company trades at a significant discount due to its structure.

Activist Builds News Corp Stake, Plans to Seek Changes

Starboard Value, the activist hedge fund run by Jeffrey Smith, has bought shares of News Corp , according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could presage new calls from investors for changes to Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

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